The forum is owned by @vtac but he has been absent for some time. Initially it was funded by a limited group of sponsors but I am not sure if that is still the case.
Other sites have gotten some relief from Cloudflare but it by no means a complete solution. While I said @vtac has been absent...
This is caused by an internal table oveflow when we get swamped by bots. IP blocks have been put in place to alleviate the problem but of course the bots eventually switch to new IPs. It is a struggle that has been affecting many forums, not just ours.
This contest is now closed. I have locked the thread and will reopen it for a post announcing the winner. Thanks for your participation.
Edit: I've unlocked the thread so that @Dejan LimelightHerb can post the announcement. Please refrain from posting until that happens.
I would love to see that clip. How sure are you that you were watching marine turtles? I know a bit about their anatomy and how they mate. I don't see how it would be possible.
Marine turtles don't vocalize, since they have no vocal cords. On land, they do sometimes make a hissing or grunting...
Have you?
I've seen marine turtles mating. It happens in and mostly under the water. I didn't hear anything.
(from the guy who spent over 2000 hours underwater with Hawaiian turtles)
I will take the blame here. I wasn't thorough enough when I checked the contest post. I'll fix that.
Thanks for your assurances. It's worked as intended for several years, but we'll keep an eye out for when it starts to fail.
This thread is for discussion about the fiberglass in the Angus Enhanced. Stick to the topic. Further posts about China and Chinese manufacturing will be deleted.
The back and forth about Trump has gotten heated and personal and must stop now. I will delete any further posts along this line and will issue thread bans and warning points if necessary.
Thank you for you cooperation.
For the information of those concerned: moderators cannot remove reactions from a post, even their own. The only one who can remove or change a reaction is the person who made it. Can we please get back on topic?
I did not lie, you (and @Glorg) misinterpreted the facts. Nobody asked me to close the thread, as I've explained several times over. Mike asked me to keep it locked until he could deal with it, but I would have done that anyway. There is a big difference.
The nastiness had nothing to do with...
Just drop it. I'm not handing you a point for discusssing moderator decisions in public but I am sure tmepted.
I don't care if you or anyone else think it reflects badly on FC. You got your facts wrong and you're just some stoner on the internet. If you don't have any respect for FC then don't...